Three men charged in connection with April armed robbery

Three Corner Brook men have been charged with an April 28 armed robbery in Irishtown.

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Mark Childs, 38, Craig Pittman, 34 and Sonny Pijogge, 27 have each been charged with robbery with an offensive weapon and wearing a disguise with intent to commit an indictable offence.

All three were expected to appear in provincial court Monday.

On April 28, two masked individuals — one armed with a weapon — entered the First Stop Convenience Store in Irishtown and committed an armed robbery. The perpetrators stole an undisclosed amount of cash and then departed the scene.